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To be quite honest im floored.
Ive been waiting for this knife since it was announced. i kind of imagined it as a kind of wilderness tough multitool, now myself and every other soldier i know carries a mutlitool and usually 2 more knives at least a folder and usually a fixed blade, but what about when im just doing my daily rounds as i go about my life when not on duty. i dont particurarily like to carry a multitool on my belt and a folder. about the time the HEST was announced i adopted the practice of carrying an ontario RAT-3 in my pocket and was swayed by the virtues of the pocket carry fixed blade.
Long story short the HEST seemed to me from the initial pictures like it was the perfect solution for someone like me, small enough to be easily concealed in DC but still plenty sturdy. Also unlike some people i have heard that wonder why anyone would put a bottle opener on a knife i have this to say: When im not busy survivng in the woods or fighting a war in a third world country (FYI almost all of my life
) i like to drink a good beer and as far as im concerned they dont make a good beer with a twist top, seeing as how a knife is my constant companion why shouldnt it be able to open my beer?
So fast forward past months of waiting and lots of checking the forums and knife dealers for the HEST to appear i finnally had the opportunity to purchase one. so then i waited even more for it to arrive.
Finally i now have the HEST in my hand and it is almost impossible for me to put down. I have yet to put it through its paces but so far i have absolutley no fault with the HEST which is unusual as im a very picky individual. So here is a short list of the things i like about the HEST that makes it stick out to me.
1) The size is perfect plenty of blade and a great handle which fits my medium sized hands with plenty of extra purchase.
2) personally i like the pry on the pommel and i wonder why no one has thought of this before its simply an amazing idea. a way to pry with my knife and not damage the tip sheer genius.
3) The bottle opener (see above)
4) the sheath is nice and slim and dissapers into my pocket it locks in wiht a solid click :thumbup: this is very important to me as i consider knife retention to be very important and i believe a great knife is worthless without a great sheath.
5) the blade is stout and thick and while it may not be the slicer a spyderco mili is it will more than handle any task i come across i like to know that my blade has a little extra beef to help it cope with the abuse i throw at my knives.
6) i like the DP skull design its small and tasteful and i am glad to see it on the production version of the knife, i am also glad to see that unlike in some of the proto versions there arent giant logos on the blade everything is tasteful and nothing on it makes it appear that it is intended to be a weapon a big plus seeing as how ill be carrying it in our nations capitol where knives are frowned upon
As stated earlier this knife very much impressed me and is almost impossible to put down. It really lived up to my expectations
These are only my initial impressions but for now i think that i have found my perfect pocket companion :thumbup: When i ETS from the army i cant imagine any knife id rather have in my pocket or on my belt everyday than the rat cutlery HEST
Ive been waiting for this knife since it was announced. i kind of imagined it as a kind of wilderness tough multitool, now myself and every other soldier i know carries a mutlitool and usually 2 more knives at least a folder and usually a fixed blade, but what about when im just doing my daily rounds as i go about my life when not on duty. i dont particurarily like to carry a multitool on my belt and a folder. about the time the HEST was announced i adopted the practice of carrying an ontario RAT-3 in my pocket and was swayed by the virtues of the pocket carry fixed blade.
Long story short the HEST seemed to me from the initial pictures like it was the perfect solution for someone like me, small enough to be easily concealed in DC but still plenty sturdy. Also unlike some people i have heard that wonder why anyone would put a bottle opener on a knife i have this to say: When im not busy survivng in the woods or fighting a war in a third world country (FYI almost all of my life
) i like to drink a good beer and as far as im concerned they dont make a good beer with a twist top, seeing as how a knife is my constant companion why shouldnt it be able to open my beer?So fast forward past months of waiting and lots of checking the forums and knife dealers for the HEST to appear i finnally had the opportunity to purchase one. so then i waited even more for it to arrive.
Finally i now have the HEST in my hand and it is almost impossible for me to put down. I have yet to put it through its paces but so far i have absolutley no fault with the HEST which is unusual as im a very picky individual. So here is a short list of the things i like about the HEST that makes it stick out to me.
1) The size is perfect plenty of blade and a great handle which fits my medium sized hands with plenty of extra purchase.
2) personally i like the pry on the pommel and i wonder why no one has thought of this before its simply an amazing idea. a way to pry with my knife and not damage the tip sheer genius.
3) The bottle opener (see above)
4) the sheath is nice and slim and dissapers into my pocket it locks in wiht a solid click :thumbup: this is very important to me as i consider knife retention to be very important and i believe a great knife is worthless without a great sheath.
5) the blade is stout and thick and while it may not be the slicer a spyderco mili is it will more than handle any task i come across i like to know that my blade has a little extra beef to help it cope with the abuse i throw at my knives.
6) i like the DP skull design its small and tasteful and i am glad to see it on the production version of the knife, i am also glad to see that unlike in some of the proto versions there arent giant logos on the blade everything is tasteful and nothing on it makes it appear that it is intended to be a weapon a big plus seeing as how ill be carrying it in our nations capitol where knives are frowned upon
As stated earlier this knife very much impressed me and is almost impossible to put down. It really lived up to my expectations
These are only my initial impressions but for now i think that i have found my perfect pocket companion :thumbup: When i ETS from the army i cant imagine any knife id rather have in my pocket or on my belt everyday than the rat cutlery HEST
